Deepika Padukone's inspiring story of her battle against depression to be included in a children's book

The story of Deepika Padukone's battle with depression will now be included in a children's book. "From the acting community, Deepika emerged as a unanimous choice," a co-author said.

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Having battled depression in the past, Deepika Padukone who has shared her story several times on the public platform, started an NGO The Live Love Laugh Foundation. In fact, her story was so inspirational as she shared how people should open about the condition, that it is now being included in a children's book. Titled The Dot That Went For A Walk, the upcoming publication which is written by Lakshmi Nambiar, Reema Gupta, and Sarada Akkineni.

The book revolves around the story of 51 accomplished Indian women which will introduce the concept of woman power to kids at an early stage. Lakshmi Nambier who is the co-author of the book revealed to Mid-Day about including Deepika's story on battling depression. "From the acting community, Deepika emerged as a unanimous choice. When we dug deeper, we found that what inspired them about her is her honesty and willingness to talk about her vulnerabilities. By sharing her journey bravely with the world, she showed the younger generation that a healthy dialogue is needed as much on mental fitness as on physical fitness," she said.

Talking further about the book, Lakshmi stated that Deepika will be present for the book launch when it happens. Recently, the actress has been creating buzz around her upcoming project Chhappak which helmed by Meghna Gulzar. Co-starring Vikrant Massey, the film is about acid attack survivor Laxmi Saa. Besides this, Deepika had recently launched her very own website which she unveiled on her birthday.

The actress got married in November last year to Ranveer Singh as the two participated in an intimate ceremony as per Sindhi-Konkani traditions in Lake Como, Italy. The couple had gone to Sri Lanka for their honeymoon recently, soon after Ranveer's Simmbaco-starring Sara Ali Khan hit the theatres.

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Deepika Padukone's inspiring story of her battle against depression to be included in a children's bookDescription:The story of Deepika Padukone's battle with depression will now be included in a children's book. "From the acting community, Deepika emerged as a unanimous choice," a co-author said. Times Now